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===Shell scripting libraries===
 
===Shell scripting libraries===
 
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* [http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/ shtool] The GNU Portable Shell Tool
* [http://dberkholz.com/2011/04/07/bash-shell-scripting-libraries/ List of Bash shell-scripting libraries]
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** Portable wrappers to standard operations
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** 3000 SLOC, 19 functions, bloated
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* [http://intuitive.com/wicked/wicked-cool-shell-script-library.shtml Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2004, samples]
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** Indeed cool shell scripts, worth to read
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** Most in interesting functions: 015-newrm.sh, 016-unrm.sh, 021-findman.sh, 029-loancalc.sh, 037-zcat.sh, 038-bestcompress.sh, 040-diskhogs.sh, 084-webaccess.sh, 100-hangman.sh
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** 4000 SLOC, 100 files-functions
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** Easy to use
 
* [http://marcomaggi.github.io/docs/mbfl.html mbfl - Marco's Bash Functions Library]
 
* [http://marcomaggi.github.io/docs/mbfl.html mbfl - Marco's Bash Functions Library]
 
** 5000 SLOC, 500 functions, bloated
 
** 5000 SLOC, 500 functions, bloated
 
** The philosophy of MBFL is to do the work as much as possible without external commands.
 
** The philosophy of MBFL is to do the work as much as possible without external commands.
** Сomplicated to use
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** Complicated to use
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* [https://github.com/lmartinking/monkey-tail @ aka monkey-tail]
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** 300 SLOC, 20 functions, simple wrapper functions
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** Easy to use
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* [https://github.com/makelinux/lib lib.sh]
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** Single script, 300 SLOC, 40 functions and aliases
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** Easy to use
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** Most useful functions: readline-bindings, duplicates, fs_usage, system_status_short, git_fixup, tcpdump-text, git_ign_add, for_each, mem_avail_kb
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====Specialized frameworks and libraries====
 
* [http://www.bashinator.org/ Bashinator]
 
* [http://www.bashinator.org/ Bashinator]
 
** Logging framework
 
** Logging framework
 
** 700 SLOC, 18 functions
 
** 700 SLOC, 18 functions
** Сomplicated to use
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** Complicated to use
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/libbash/ libbash - tool for managing bash scripts]
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** loads and unloads functions from scripts with commands source and unset
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bsfl/ bsfl - Bash Shell Function Library ]
 
* [http://code.google.com/p/bsfl/ bsfl - Bash Shell Function Library ]
 
** 600 SLOC, 50 functions, logging functions, trivial wrappers
 
** 600 SLOC, 50 functions, logging functions, trivial wrappers
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* [https://sites.google.com/a/forestent.com/projects/log4sh log4sh - logging framework]
 
* [https://sites.google.com/a/forestent.com/projects/log4sh log4sh - logging framework]
 
** logging framework for shell scripts that works similar to http://logging.apache.org/
 
** logging framework for shell scripts that works similar to http://logging.apache.org/
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/libbash/ libbash - tool for managing bash scripts]
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* [https://github.com/jpic/bashworks bashworks] - something messy
** loads and unloads functions from scripts with commands source and unset
 
* [https://github.com/jpic/bashworks bashworks]
 
 
* [https://github.com/rerun/rerun/blob/master/README.md rerun - a modular shell automation framework to organize your keeper scripts]
 
* [https://github.com/rerun/rerun/blob/master/README.md rerun - a modular shell automation framework to organize your keeper scripts]
* [https://github.com/lmartinking/monkey-tail @ aka monkey-tail]
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** 700 SLOC, 30 functions
** Some short functions
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** Easy to use
 
 
====Samples from books====
 
====Samples from books====
* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9781565923478/ Learning the bash shell, 2005, samples]
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* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9781565923478/ Learning the bash shell, 2005, samples], 62 files
* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596526788/ Bash Cookbook, 2007]
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* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596526788/ Bash Cookbook, 2007], 99 files
* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596005955/ Classic Shell Scripting, 2005]
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* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596005955/ Classic Shell Scripting, 2005]. 82 files
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====Historical====
 
====Historical====
 
* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596003302/ UNIX Power Tools, 1997, samples]
 
* [http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596003302/ UNIX Power Tools, 1997, samples]
 
* [http://www.cs.uleth.ca/~holzmann/C/shells/shell_book_blinn/ Portable Shell Programming, 1995, samples]
 
* [http://www.cs.uleth.ca/~holzmann/C/shells/shell_book_blinn/ Portable Shell Programming, 1995, samples]
* [http://intuitive.com/wicked/wicked-cool-shell-script-library.shtml Wicked Cool Shell Scripts]
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** 1000 SLOC, 33 files-functions
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** Usually operations implelented in sheel. Usedfull on out of memory (OOM) when there is no memory to run external programms.
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** easy to use
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====References====
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* [http://dberkholz.com/2011/04/07/bash-shell-scripting-libraries/ List of Bash shell-scripting libraries]
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See also
 
See also
 
* [[Android Scripting]]
 
* [[Android Scripting]]

Revision as of 04:19, 19 January 2014

Scripting is powerful technology especially valuable in embbedded Linux. It is used for building complex projects, building root file systems and distributions, system management, tests automation.

Most commons shells are bash on PC and busybox's ash on embedded Linux.

Shell scripting

Shell scripting libraries

  • shtool The GNU Portable Shell Tool
    • Portable wrappers to standard operations
    • 3000 SLOC, 19 functions, bloated
  • Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2004, samples
    • Indeed cool shell scripts, worth to read
    • Most in interesting functions: 015-newrm.sh, 016-unrm.sh, 021-findman.sh, 029-loancalc.sh, 037-zcat.sh, 038-bestcompress.sh, 040-diskhogs.sh, 084-webaccess.sh, 100-hangman.sh
    • 4000 SLOC, 100 files-functions
    • Easy to use
  • mbfl - Marco's Bash Functions Library
    • 5000 SLOC, 500 functions, bloated
    • The philosophy of MBFL is to do the work as much as possible without external commands.
    • Complicated to use
  • @ aka monkey-tail
    • 300 SLOC, 20 functions, simple wrapper functions
    • Easy to use
  • lib.sh
    • Single script, 300 SLOC, 40 functions and aliases
    • Easy to use
    • Most useful functions: readline-bindings, duplicates, fs_usage, system_status_short, git_fixup, tcpdump-text, git_ign_add, for_each, mem_avail_kb

Specialized frameworks and libraries

Samples from books

Historical

References

See also